# Sherman necktie

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈʃɜːmən ˈnɛktaɪ/

## Definitions
1. A segment of rail that has been heated and twisted into a loop, as a means of destroying a railway.

## Etymology
From Sherman, the surname of Union Army general William Tecumseh Sherman (1820–1891) + necktie. During the American Civil War, Sherman ordered the destruction of the rails of railways in order to obstruct the Confederate States Army.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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